NE: Special education, services for Nebraskans with disabilities targeted in hypothetical education department cuts

by kids1stadvocac | Oct 20, 2026 | State

Nebraska Public Media Cuts to services for students and adults with disabilities — along with a large reduction in school aid funding — are among hypothetical proposed changes in the Nebraska Department of Education’s budget for the next two fiscal years. The...

NY: NYC’s costly special education system is imperiling Mamdani’s ambitious agenda

by kids1stadvocac | Oct 20, 2026 | State

POLITICO New York City is spending more than $1 billion each year on private school tuition, related services and other costs for students with special education needs at a time when it faces chronic budget deficits that are imperiling Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s ambitious...

OH: Ohio Republican bill would create a $360 million special education cost reimbursement fund

by kids1stadvocac | Oct 6, 2026 | State

Ohio Capital Journal A pair of Ohio Republican lawmakers have introduced a bill that would increase special education funding. Ohio state Reps. Andrea White, R-Kettering, and Cindy Abrams, R-Harrison, recently introduced Ohio House Bill 1012, which would create a $360...

CT: State working to fix Connecticut’s ‘broken’ special education funding system

by kids1stadvocac | Sep 8, 2026 | State

News 8 Comptroller Sean Scanlon said Connecticut’s underlying system for special education is “truly broken” in a budget surplus update Tuesday, highlighting staffing shortages, rising rates of out-of-district and out-of-state placements, and strains on district...

TN: Should Tennessee fully fund special education pre-K programs?

by kids1stadvocac | Sep 1, 2026 | State

Chattanooga Times Free Press A top committee of Tennessee educators wants lawmakers to include special education prekindergarten students in the state’s public school funding formula. The recommendation follows pleas from school boards and superintendents who...